“I really look up to my father as a hero for looking after my mother while battling cancer himself, and looking after my brother who suffers from epilepsy. By naming a pizza after my parents – and in the future, giving their names to a chain of shops – I want to remember them, and help other people who are suffering from terrible diseases, poverty or other conditions.”

Sorrento’s was the first pizza takeaway to open in Ashington more than 30 years ago and Maz has been running the business for six years.